Minifacts about Norway 2011

 

10. Industries



Agricultural land use



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/jordbruksareal_en/

Agricultural livestock
  2000 2010*
Horses 28 883 36 381
Cattle, total  978 854  875 169
Cows1   336 131  308 399
Breeding pigs 91 402 97 318
Sheep over 1 year 1 000 151  919 046
Milk goats 48 467 36 935
Fowl 3 222 022 3 891 109
1  Includes milk cows and suckling cows.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/jordbruksareal_en/

Agricultural production and forestry
  1999 2009
Crops1  . 1 000 tonnes    
Grain, total 1 229 1 055
Wheat  230  278
Barley  624  473
Oats  356  277
Potatoes  380  333
Hay2  2 671 2 695
     
Livestock products. 1 000 tonnes    
Meat, total  267  316
Beef and veal 96 84
Pork  109  124
Mutton and lamb 23 24
Eggs 48 59
Cow's milk (1 000 litres) 1 654 1 506
     
Cut timber for sale, total. 1 000 m3    
Softwood logs 7 606 6 528
Hardwood logs  100  103
1  Of active agricultural businesses.
2  Includes total yield of solid matter from haymaking meadows.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/04/10/

Number of forest properties1  and productive forest area2  , by size, 2009
  Units Per cent Area
Productive forest area Km2 Per cent
25 decares and larger, total  119 968  100.0 69 154  100.0
25 - 99 decares 37 444 31.1 2 091 3.0
100 - 999 decares 70 010 58.5 23 614 34.1
1 000 - 4 999 decares 11 315 9.4 20 904 30.2
5 000 - decares 1 199 1.0 22 543 32.6
Protected productive forest area . . 1 346 .
1  Includes properties of 25 decares productive forest area and larger.
2  Includes properties of 25 decares productive forest area and larger listed in the Farm Register.
Source: Statistics Norway and Directorate for Nature Management.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/stskog_en/

Organically cultivated area in the Nordic countries, including areas in transition. Percentage of total cultivated area



Source:  Norway Debio and Statistics Norway; Sweden KRAV, Statistics Sweden and Swedish Board of Agriculture; Denmark Danish Plant Directorate and Statistics Denmark; Finland KTTK/Evira and TIKE.
 

Agricultural operations, by area under activity



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/stjord_en/

Landings and landed value of major fish species
  1 000 tonnes1  NOK mill.2 
Fish species 1999 2009 1999 2009
Total 2 630 2 537 9 948 11 311
Capelin 92  233  191  379
Halibut, flounder and blue halibut 20 10  285  201
Tusk 23 14  191 97
Cod  257  244 3 325 2 823
Ling and blue ling 19 17  224  172
Haddock 53  106  591  828
Saithe  198  202 1 012 1 208
Eelpout 51 37 28 51
Blue whiting  535  226  289  316
Wolffish 6 7 30 39
Sand eel  188 27  103 40
Redfish 31 8  201 62
Monkfish 3 5 76  111
Horse mackerel 47 73  107  279
Sild  829 1 077 1 203 2 686
Sprat 22 11 32 32
Mackerel  161  121  866  960
Other, unspecified 31 90  292  471
Shrimp 64 27  903  554
1  Round weight.
2  Primary value of catch as reported by fishermen.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/fiskeri_en/

Fish farming. Salmon and trout, amount sold



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/fiskeoppdrett_en/

Value of farmed and traditionally landed fish



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/fiskeoppdrett_en/

Export of fish and fish products
  1995 2010*
  1 000 tonnes NOK mill. 1 000 tonnes NOK mill.
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other invertebrate marine animals, including processed items, total 1 349 19 260 2 464 52 424
Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fillets  342 5 916  843 26 118
Fish, frozen, excluding fillets  580 3 455 1 089 9 895
Fish fillets, frozen  186 3 146  130 4 108
Fish fillets and other fish meat, fresh or frozen 24  529  199 5 208
Dried cod and other dried fish 71 2 593  107 4 219
Fish fillets, dried, salted or brined 14  276 9  223
Fish, salted or brined 77 1 344 29  815
Fish, smoked 4  249 4  360
Crustaceans, frozen or made into meal or pellets, suitable for human consumption 4  219 8  281
Fish, processed or preserved, including caviar and caviar imitations 29  640 23  380
Crustaceans and molluscs, processed or preserved 11  652 9  404
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/muh_en/

Wholesale/retail trade and services, 2008
  Number of establishments Employees Sales1  . NOK mill.
Motor vehicle and motorcycle sales and repairs 9 078 44 939  157 188
Commission and wholesale trade 20 134  114 281  787 887
Retail trade except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38 678  214 989  380 512
       
Business services and real estate activities2   101 299  259 176  420 051
1  Value-added tax not included.
2  Figures do not include housing cooperatives, activities of head offices and other combined facilities support activities.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/varehandel_en/ and http://www.ssb.no/stefu_en/

Norwegian petroleum activities
  1993 1995 2000 2008 2009
Employees          
Oil and natural gas production 17 338 16 498 14 434 19 957 21 234
Work offshore 5 399 5 064 4 822 6 414 6 181
Work onshore 11 939 11 434 9 612 13 543 15 053
Service activities 4 173 4 437 7 743 17 819 25 981
           
Gross value of production. NOK mill.          
Oil and natural gas production  123 149  131 637  350 774  692 913  503 771
Service activities 5 303 6 151 15 883 58 909 92 215
Pipeline transport 12 902 12 620 16 851 21 419 21 030
           
Gross capital investment. NOK mill.          
Oil and gas production 50 886 42 497 52 898  122 479  135 298
Service activities -65 44 4 287 8 745 9 708
Pipeline transport 6 693 6 086  691 1 763  528
           
Crude oil production. 1 000 Sm3  131 843  156 776  181 181  122 662  115 453
Natural gas production. Mill. Sm3 o.e.1  24 804 27 814 49 748 99 245  103 463
           
Export          
Crude oil. 1 000 Sm3  114 917  143 003  167 485  103 784  100 084
Natural gas. Mill. Sm3 o.e.1  24 671 27 599 48 521 94 563 96 563
           
Probable Norwegian reserves          
Original          
Crude oil. Mill. Sm3 1 825 2 674 6 054 4 287 4 351
Natural gas. Bill. Sm3 1 549  781 7 032 3 316 3 252
Remaining          
Crude oil. Mill. Sm3 1 174 1 355 3 867  919  868
Natural gas. Bill. Sm3 1 227  366 6 355 2 211 2 042
1  sm3 (standard cubic metres) o.e. (oil equivalent).
Source: Statistics Norway and Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/olje_gass_en/

Oil prices, Brent blend



Source:  Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and Reuters EcoWin.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/ogintma_en/

Manufacturing and mining/quarrying. 2008
Main activity Establishments Employees Production value1 
NOK mill. Per cent
Manufacturing and mining/quarrying 21 442  281 296  830 975  100.0
         
Mining/quarrying  737 4 959 13 552 1.6
         
Manufacturing 20 705  276 337  817 424 98.4
Food products, beverages and tobacco 2 271 49 604  159 036 19.1
Textiles, clothing, leather and leather products 1 409 5 623 7 476 0.9
Wood products 1 933 16 004 25 959 3.1
Pulp, paper and paper products  109 5 934 20 287 2.4
Publishing, printing, etc. 3 186 24 918 42 174 5.1
Petroleum products, chemical products  305 13 765  131 536 15.8
Rubber and plastic products  442 5 782 11 397 1.4
Other non-metallic mineral products  956 11 339 27 106 3.3
Basic metals  156 12 462 72 727 8.8
Metal products, excluding machinery and equipment 2 657 24 443 40 625 4.9
Machinery and equipment 2 608 28 314 87 699 10.6
Electrical and optical equipment 1 271 20 596 52 941 6.4
Oil platforms and modules  136 23 184 58 327 7.0
Transport equipment 1 305 22 150 58 963 7.1
Other non-metallic mineral products 1 961 12 219 21 169 2.5
1  Value-added tax not included.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/sti_en/

Norwegian foreign-going ships. 1 July 2010
  Total Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register Norwegian International Ship Register Foreign flag
  No. 1 000 dwt. No. 1 000 dwt. No. 1 000 dwt. No. 1 000 dwt
Ships1  , total 1 796 39 487  238 1 145  594 19 272  964 19 070
Passenger ships, catamarans and ferries2  24  503 6  247 7 76 11  180
Gas and chemical tankers  408 9 656 .. ..  192 5 318  216 4 338
Other tankers  132 14 737 3  380 58 6 208 71 8 149
Combined carriers 12 1 340 .. .. 12 1 340 .. ..
Bulk carriers  137 6 115 .. .. 60 3 666 77 2 449
Other dry cargo ships  575 5 788 35 56  146 2 334  394 3 398
Offshore petroleum service ships  508 1 851  194  709  119  406  195  736
1  Vessels of gross tonnage 100 and over.
2  Tonnage in units of 1 000. Not included in total dwt.
Source: Norwegian Shipowners' Association.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/handelsfl_en/

Norwegian merchant fleet1  , end of year. 1 000 gross tonnes
  1995 2000 2007 2008 2009
Tonnage, total 20 834 21 572 16 782 17 405 16 153
Of which tankers 12 006 11 545 8 848 9 188 7 914
Tanker percentage 58 54 53 53 49
1  Vessels of 100 gross tonnes and larger for carrying passengers and cargo; includes Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register and Norwegian International Ship Register.
Source: Norwegian Maritime Directorate.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/handelsfl_en/

Norwegian foreign-going ships and rigs – persons employed
  1995 2000 2005 2007 20091 
Total 56 200 64 120 46 900 51 500 53 250
Norwegian 13 400 15 770 11 900 13 100 10 370
International 42 800 48 350 35 000 38 400 42 880
1  Membership survey.
Source: Norwegian Shipowners' Association.
More information: http://www.rederi.no/english

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